Method and Apparatus for Depth-Map Estimation of a Scene

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a stereoscopic processor and an elementary processor configured to cause the device to identify the regions, generate the range of disparity values, and extrapolate the distances.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the depth map has a resolution that is at least one thousand times greater than a resolution of the distance map measured by time of flight, the resolution of the distance map measured by time of flight being equal to a total number of acquisition zones.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements includes from ten to one thousand acquisition zones.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a camera, a mobile telephone, or a touchscreen tablet.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising identifying, using a stereoscopic processor and an elementary processor, the regions, generate the range of disparity values, and extrapolate the distances.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the depth map has a resolution that is at least one thousand times greater than a resolution of the distance map measured by time of flight, the resolution of the distance map measured by time of flight being equal to a total number of acquisition zones.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements includes from ten to one thousand acquisition zones.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the time of flight sensor and the stereoscopic image acquisition device are integrated in a device, wherein the device comprises a camera, a mobile telephone, or a touchscreen tablet.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the device comprises a stereoscopic processor and an elementary processor configured to cause the device to identify the regions, generate the range of disparity values, and extrapolate the distances.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the depth map has a resolution that is at least one thousand times greater than a resolution of the distance map measured by time of flight, the resolution of the distance map measured by time of flight being equal to a total number of acquisition zones.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the distance map of the scene obtained by time of flight measurements includes from ten to one thousand acquisition zones.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the device comprises a camera, a mobile telephone, or a touchscreen tablet.